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re: Any of you married men with families ever quit your job without having another lined up?
Posted on 1/17/24 at 6:52 pm to BayouBengal23
Posted on 1/17/24 at 6:52 pm to BayouBengal23
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Man up
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Posted on 1/17/24 at 6:58 pm to cbree88
Yep. Came home one day in 2002 and told my wife I was starting my own company and she would have to go back to work full time for a year or two. We had kids ages 1 and 3. My wife about killed me, but it was the best thing we ever did.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 6:59 pm to cbree88
Not only did I not have anything lined up, I didnt even give a notice and have zero regrets.
I was leaving work on a Friday, tied up all my loose ends, made sure my boss was on-board 100% and made him commit to having my back. First ting Monday morning everything we talked about was gone and I was thrown under the bus. Told the wife I was done and was going to put in my two weeks and she said "frick them, go in, turn in your car keys, clean out your desk and I'll be there in 15 minutes to pick you up.
I was leaving work on a Friday, tied up all my loose ends, made sure my boss was on-board 100% and made him commit to having my back. First ting Monday morning everything we talked about was gone and I was thrown under the bus. Told the wife I was done and was going to put in my two weeks and she said "frick them, go in, turn in your car keys, clean out your desk and I'll be there in 15 minutes to pick you up.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:14 pm to tide06
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the CEO and C level people lose part of their bonus in many cases.
A whole damn lot of them. If you want to know what the executives pay is based on that year, look at the goal tree. It'll have DEI shite on it.
Being an educated white dude in middle management at a big company is mega shitty these days.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:18 pm to tide06
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If you are a white dude in management I would absolutely positively not jump without something lined up.
Agree. I posted about a situation where I quit without anything else lined up, but I was not a manager when I did that. I was a craftsman doing something pretty specific all day, where it was obvious how well I was doing.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:22 pm to cbree88
Tough call.
Always a gamble. I forget the exact numbers, but the statistics are that if someone spends more than like 6 months not working, then more likely than not they don’t get back into the field they left.
Always a gamble. I forget the exact numbers, but the statistics are that if someone spends more than like 6 months not working, then more likely than not they don’t get back into the field they left.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:25 pm to cbree88
Don’t quit. Just start interviewing. You may have to neglect your job a bit or shuffle work and make excuses that border on lies to make the time. But that’s ok. What are they gonna do, fire you? Family first dude. You still need to provide as long as you can while finding a new place.
I would alternatively recommend telling your boss exactly what you’re posting here about being miserable, and working it out. But it sounds like they haven’t developed a relationship with you that allows you to trust them with the truth. That’s on them. They’re supposed to lead you. That’s a shame, but it happens in business.
I would alternatively recommend telling your boss exactly what you’re posting here about being miserable, and working it out. But it sounds like they haven’t developed a relationship with you that allows you to trust them with the truth. That’s on them. They’re supposed to lead you. That’s a shame, but it happens in business.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:28 pm to cbree88
You said “trying to have kids.” Any chance this could be postponed a bit? I’m not meaning to talk bad about starting a family at all, it’s wonderful that you want to, but children are probably your employer’s greatest leverage over you, so if you’re already unhappy and wanting to look around, it would behoove you not to make your bargaining position worse.
I wouldn’t quit until I had something else lined up, personally.
I wouldn’t quit until I had something else lined up, personally.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:28 pm to cbree88
It’s very difficult to get another job when you don’t have a job. Prospective employers don’t like quitters. Beyond that, you lose some leverage on pay and benefits when you’re jobless. You want them to want you, not you to need them.
Suck it up and use all of your spare time looking for another job. And if CPA’ing isn’t for you, find your passion before you’re in too deep with a family and debt.
Suck it up and use all of your spare time looking for another job. And if CPA’ing isn’t for you, find your passion before you’re in too deep with a family and debt.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:29 pm to cbree88
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Working 50 hours per week during busy season is making it very hard to look for other jobs and go on interviews. Some potential employers are flexible about interview times, and others aren’t.
It might not be fun, but you probably just need to spend 2 hours every evening working on finding something new. You can supplement that during the workday with calls, email, etc. during downtime. Call in sick or say you have an appointment when you have interviews. You want to be employed when looking for a job.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:29 pm to LSUJML
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If you get an interview call in sick to your current job
This
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:32 pm to cbree88
I don't know how old you are but find a person who is fluent on LinkedIn. I have no fricking clue but my daughter mastered it and has gotten two great jobs since graduating from college. There's a method to the madness apparently. Good luck.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:33 pm to cbree88
Nope!
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:35 pm to cbree88
quote:Sucks but you have a family depending on you. Just suck it up because if you don’t, your family will suffer.
I’m absolutely miserable at my current job at a CPA firm
quote:Absolutely not. It becomes way harder to find a job when you don’t have one.
Should I just quit and start spending all my time looking for another job
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 7:36 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:35 pm to cbree88
50 hour busy season got you down this bad? 
Make sure you tell every potential employer this so you don't waste your time or theirs.
Make sure you tell every potential employer this so you don't waste your time or theirs.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:41 pm to Crow Pie
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You will be instantly passed over from about about 90% of the open jobs when you tell them the reason you left your former job because you were "unhappy at your last job because they made you work in your chosen profession"
Why would you ever tell them that? Do you think there’s some magical database that keeps record of the reasons for your leaving a job? Hell, there’s not even a database that has a record of any job you’re ever worked. Nobody knows unless you tell them. Some things can show up in a credit pull, but it’s incredibly inconsistent and you can have records removed.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:42 pm to ArmyAUguyofDallas
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Also found out that some civilians don't give two craps about the company they work for, just the paycheck.
Some?
If you want a friend, get a dog.
Nobody works for free.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:43 pm to Demshoes
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I don't know how old you are but find a person who is fluent on LinkedIn. I have no fricking clue but my daughter mastered it and has gotten two great jobs since graduating from college. There's a method to the madness apparently. Good luck.
It’s called research the company, identify the hiring manager for a particular job, “connect” with that person on LinkedIn, and send them a message. Landed three jobs that way.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 7:44 pm to S1C EM
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Why would you ever tell them that?
Because most CPA firms are going to have their employees working at least 50 hours during busy season. Unless OP is looking at a career change, he shouldn't hide the fact that busy season being busy is something he'll walk away from. He'll be right back where he is now.
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